Contributor Policy & Guidelines
Last Updated: September 2026 • Governs all article submissions, editorial review, traffic validation, and reward redemptions.
1. Editorial Philosophy & Accepted Topics
TempMailUSA accepts original, high-quality technical articles, tutorials, API automation guides, and privacy analyses. Accepted subjects include disposable email systems, REST API testing, spam prevention, cybersecurity best practices, and software development workflows.
2. Quality & Originality Standards
- Minimum Word Count: All submissions must contain at least 300 words of authentic, substantive technical writing.
- Originality & Plagiarism: Submissions must be 100% original. Articles with high similarity to existing published web content or AI-spun duplicates will be rejected.
- Link Quality & Density: External links must be relevant, safe, and authoritative. Affiliate link stuffing, link schemes, and redirects to deceptive or high-risk domains result in immediate rejection.
3. Contributor Compensation & Traffic Validation
Contributors earn rewards at the verified baseline rate of $5.00 USD per 1,000 legitimate, validated readers. To protect the integrity of the platform:
- Anti-Abuse Verification: Reads generated via bot traffic, automated scripts, traffic exchange services, proxy networks, or rapid page refreshes are automatically filtered out and will not generate rewards.
- 7-Day Maturation Holding Window: Newly accrued earnings enter a 7-day Pending validation hold before becoming Available for redemption. This allows our automated risk engine to verify reader authenticity.
4. Plan Redemption Terms
Available validated balances can be redeemed directly toward TempMailUSA Pro and Lifetime memberships from the Contributor Dashboard. Redemptions are processed automatically and applied directly to your user account.
5. Editorial Rights & Revisions
TempMailUSA reserves the right to edit submitted content for formatting, grammar, clarity, or SEO optimization. Authors retain attribution credit, including pen name, author bio, and verified Pro community badges on all published articles.
